The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-01-08
OUR MAN ABoUr TOWN.
The Things our People Find Time to Talk
About from Day to Day.

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About from Day to Day.
Through the courtesy of the Directors
of our borough schools, the "Man About
Town" had the pleasure of being present
at their regular monthly meeting held at
the Office of DIR. G. T. Horn, on Bank street,
Monday evening, Of this week. The meet
ing was called to order shortly after eight
o'clock with the following directors present:
E. p. Lentz, j. p. Smith, John Peter, Sam
uel Fry and Daniel Wieand. In the alb
sence of the president, j. P. Smith presided.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved; a bill of S11.00 for
charts, &C., was presented and the secre-
tary was empowered to pay the same; bill
Of S3.S5 for repairs, &C., was put in the
hands of the chairman Of the committee on
"Repairs on Building" with instructions To
investigate and II found correct, endorse
and present the same TO the secretary. A
communication from the County Superin-
tendent OF Schools, stating that the Lehigh-
ton teachers had made full time at the late
county institute, held at Mauch Chunk,
was the means of elieiting from the secre-
tary, +. =. Lentz, an interesting talk on
various matters of interest to both directors
and teachers. In the matter of several
teachers of the primary schools who had
secured substitutes to occupy their positions
in the school room during their absence, not
holding certificates instructiAg them chow
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unanimously to deduct the amount from
their salary. 1t was concluded, however,
that in case of the inability Of the teacher
to perform his or her duties on account of
sickness or ether cause that the principal, |
j. nj. Roberts, be empowered to fill such |
vacancy during said teachers absence--the |
substitute to be paid proper amount for |
services rendered. The insurance policy |
for 81. 900 in the Lebanon Mutual Fire In
surance Company, having expired, it was |
decided not to renew the same, but to take
out the same amount of insurance in an
other company. There being no other bust
ness the directors adjourned to meet on the
evening of the first Monday in February.
Prof. J. M. Roberts, principal of our public
schools was present during the evening.
Your humble servant had an "experi-
ence meeting" one day this week, in which
the ups and downs encountered in the walk
through life were pictured in realistic colors.
1t is the same old story, pathetically written
by the icicle of time in the misty long ago,
when icicles were but infants and the un-
explored future lay before them in which TO
lose their coldness or melt the future gen.
erations to tears. However. the icicle of
to-day is quite as treacherous and delusive
and as much of a snare as of yere; the sud-
den drop is just as painful, only civilization
with its gigantic strides has placed us in
such position that from necessity a sickly,
half-sad smile forces its way to our face
and hides the bitter emotions that thrills
every nerve. We glided through space Just
as gracefully as man who makes frantic
effort to ''catch on" to something and gets
left can possibly glide, and we landed in the
same abrupt, unceremonious manner as
hundreds have landed before lis and will
continue to land until the end of time.
Already the political cauldron has be-
gun to simmer and patriotic citizens are be-
ginning to get themselves into shape prior
to the holding of the nominating conven-
tons. The usual number of individuals
willing to serve their country with or with
out consideration are expected to turn up
between now and then, and as usual the
borough election will bring tile same
amount of discord. 1t is safe to say that
at least two tickets will be put in the field,
and rumor has it that the knights of Labor
will exhibit their strength by putting up
Ticket that will command the attention and
attract the voters of both parties. Should
his be the case the vote in this town will
Dc considerably "cut up" so to speak.
However there is no reliable information to
be CLEANED concerning the nomination of
ticket by the Knights and 1t is doubtful If
here be Henry George or Jones, of
Boston. amongst them who will sacrifice
future political elevation by aspiring to the
iignified though non-remunerative position
'f Mayor Of the Borough of Lehighton.
However, time will tell the story and tell
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